Basaran Investment Holding, which has been active since 1930s in Turkey, has widespread investments, from hazelnut production and energy, to tourism and and construction.

Huseyin Basaran was also a former deputy chairman of Trabzonspor football club.

Instagram personality

A well-known Instagram personality, Mina Basaran had about 60,000 followers and had been posting photos of her trip to the United Arab Emirates.

One of the last photos on her Instagram account showed her surrounded by seven other young women, all wearing robes and sunglasses. The post, tagged #minasbachelorette, said it was taken at a Dubai hotel.

Another one showed her getting on the plane while holding flowers.

By late Sunday evening, just a few hours after news of the crash, there were more than 7,000 comments on the photo. The Instagram account was later taken down.

"The wreck of the jet and the bodies are found. They will be carried down from the mountain when sun comes up. My condolences to those who lost their loved ones," the head of the Turkish Red Crescent, Kerem Kinik, said on Twitter, citing his Iranian sister organisation.